Ms. Apolonio
Search Terms:
Consider using the following stems:
“Population” AND “Your Country” AND Issues
or
“Population” AND “[Your Country]” AND [your issue] AND solutions
or
“Population” AND “[Your Country]” AND issues site: edu
If you can’t find information, change your search terms:
- Be more specific
- Be less specific
- consider the language you are using, is it academic?
How to Determine if a website is CRAP
Currency:
- When was the page written or updated?
- If no date is given on the page, visit the home page to look for the date
- Is the information current enough for your topic?
- Why might the date matter for your topic?
Relevance
- Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?
- Who is the intended audience?
- Is the information at an appropriate level?
- Have you looked at a variety of sources before choosing this one?
Authority
- Who wrote the page?
- If there is no specific author, what is the name of the organization responsible for the site? You may need to visit the home page to find the answer.
- Is there evidence that the author or organization is an expert on this subject?
Accuracy:
- Where does the information come from?
- Is the information supported by evidence?
- Has the information been reviewed or refereed?
- Can you verify any of the information in another source?
- Does the language or tone seem biased and free of emotion?
- Are there spelling, grammar, or other typographical errors?
Purpose:
- Why was the page put on the web?
- Are there ads on the site? How do they relate to the topic covered?
Example: an ad selling ammunition next to an article about firearm legislation.
- Is the content primarily opinion?
- What is the domain extension? How might this influence the purpose?
Google Tips
Tips for Googling:
- If you aren’t getting the search results you want change your keywords. Make them more specific or less specific, use synonyms, or rephrase.
- Use quotation marks to search for an exact phrase.
e.g. “Wolves of Yellowstone” will only return search results with that exact phrase
- use search term site:domain to pull up websites with only a specific domain
e.g. wolf site:edu will only pull up .edu sites with “wolf” in them. You can do this for all domains, .edu .org, .gov.
- Add a dash (–) before a word or site to exclude all results that include that word. This is especially useful for words with multiple meanings, like Jaguar the car brand and jaguar the animal. e.g. jaguar speed -car
Utah’s Online Library
Remember: Look online if you need a information
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